CHEM 1510L - Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences Laboratory
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 05, CRN 41529,
Credit hours: 0
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Dr. Nina Stourman
Professional Qualifications:
Ph. D., Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemistry of Natural Physiologically Active Compounds, Moscow State University, Russia
BS/MS Chemistry, Moscow State University, Russia
Laboratory Coordinator, Professor
Email: nvstourman@ysu.edu
Office: WBH 6027
Office Phone: 330-941-7112
Additional Contact Methods:
Your primary contact for CHEM 1510L-related questions is your lab instructor. The instructor’s email can be found on Blackboard for your lab section. If your questions are not answered in a timely manner (i.e., 24 hrs), please contact the lab coordinator, Dr. Stourman, using the email nvstourman@ysu.edu
Preferred Contact Method: nvstourman@ysu.edu
Communication Expectations:
expect to receive a reply to your email question(s) within 24 hours, Monday through Friday, or within 48 hours during the weekends.
How to Refer to me:
Dr. Stourman
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Course Description
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Laboratory Manual |
Laboratory Manual: CHEM 1510L: Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences Lab; Pearson
This custom made manual should be purchased from YSU bookstore.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | No Class | ||
| Tue | 9/1 | p. 1 - | No Lab Introduction to the course, Check–in and Safety Expt. 1: Conversion Factors and Problem Solving |
Bring Lab Manual, Lab coat, safety goggles |
| Tue | 9/8 | p. 13 - | Expt. 2: Density and Specific Gravity | Exp. 2 pre-lab |
| Tue | 9/15 | p. 23 - | Expt. 3: Testing for Cations and Anions | Exp. 3 pre-lab |
| Tue | 9/22 | p. 33 - | Quiz 1: Expts 1, 2, 3 Expt. 4: Compounds and Their Bonds |
review expts 1-3 for Quiz 1 Exp. 4 pre-lab |
| Tue | 9/29 | p. 47 - | Expt. 5: Solutions, Electrolytes, and Concentrations | Exp. 5 pre-lab |
| Tue | 10/6 | p. 59 - | Expt. 6: Acids, Bases, pH, and Buffers | Exp. 6 pre-lab |
| Tue | 10/13 | p. 69 - p. 85 - |
Expt. 7: Organic Compounds: Alkanes Expt. 8: Reactions of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons |
Exp. 7 pre-lab Exp. 8 pre-lab |
| Tue | 10/20 | p. 91 - | Quiz 2: Expts 4, 5, 6, 7 Expt. 9: Alcohols and Phenols |
Review expts. 4-7 for Quiz 2 Exp. 9 pre-lab |
| Tue | 10/27 | p. 99 - | Expt. 10: Test for Carbohydrates | Exp. 10 pre-lab |
| Tue | 11/3 | p. 109 - | Quiz 3: Expts 8, 9, 10 Expt. 11: Carboxylic Acids and Esters |
Review expts. 8-10 for Quiz 3 Exp. 11 pre-lab |
| Tue | 11/10 | p. 119 - | Expt. 12: Amines and Amides | Exp. 12 pre-lab |
| Tue | 11/17 | p. 137 - | Enzyme Catalysis: Potato Catalase | Enzyme Catalysis pre-lab |
| Tue | 11/24 | No Class | ||
| Tue | 12/1 | p. 149 - | Quiz 4: Expts 11,12, Enzyme catalysis Fermentation of Sugars by Yeast |
Review expts. 11, 12, Enzyme catalysis for Quiz 4 Fermentation of sugars pre-lab |
| Tue | 12/8 | No Class |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.